Still my favourite pub in Derby: Excellent selection of real ales on tap, and at moderate prices…read more Cozy interior, pleasant community atmosphere, lots and lots of live music [for bigger gigs, there's a "concert room" attached. Quiet, partly covered outside seating area. Staff are generally very nice, too. Derby is truly a "real ale" town, with plenty of good pubs - this is the best of them. Highly recommended.

A traditional pub inside, with a Chinese garden and some…read moregnomes out by the sheltered exterior yard. After a busy weekend of drinking the pub didn't have their full quota of ales on, they barely reached double figures, ha! Great pub for a brew.

Big, spacious, easy place to relax for a minute. Didn't try the food so no comment on that. TVs at…read morethe bar. Close to the train station. All sorts of tables and areas to sit. Classic pub but big.

this pub is close to the train station. does real ales. has lots of live bands . good for a night…read moreout with friends.

Brunch at the Old Bell Hotel: we dropped in for Sunday brunch. The kids had pancakes, which went…read moredown well, but needed more maple syrup. I had scrambled eggs with Avocado, which was fine, and the portion of avocado was generous. The OH had a Vegan Breakfast, which unfortunately arrived without the avocado that was advertised, and it still didn't arrive even after asking for it at the bar. That was a shame as otherwise it was good. When we arrived they place was empty but it filled up at about 11.30 with drinkers, which made it very loud and kind of inappropriate for the kids. The Old Bell made a nice change from our usual spots. But it probably won't be a regular brunch spot for us.

The Old Bell Hotel is one of the oldest buildings in Derby, a big half-timbered house with a lot of…read morecharacter. The décor in the pub, too, is stylish and has an air of history to it. The pub as such is fairly conventional, the beer selection decent but not great (if you want the best selection of real ales, go to The Tap, The Exeter Arms, The Five Lamps, The Brunswick Inn or The Flowerpot) - and because the main bar area is a rather confined in space it gets loud indeed at peak times. It is certainly no place to have a quiet drink in the evening.

Been here a few times, its not my usual place but its ok for people who don't like going to the…read moreusual places that fots the 'norm'. This place does attract an alternative crowd and is known to be a student favourite hangout. Good selection of drinks and great place to catch up with friends during the day or have a dance in the evening, open till 2/3am and last entry for free is roughly around 9 or 10pm. This is very much for the alternative.

The bless is very popular amongst students and plays a lot of indie / rock music. They often have…read morelive bands performing. The bar is quite large with two separate outside seating areas and pool tables. A great bar any night of the week, obviously busiest at weekends. The prices are really competeitive and have offers on most nights. A real favourite before heading into the centre of Derby.

I went to The Venue to see a friend play in a darts competition and I was surprised just how huge…read moreit is inside. It really is just like a TARDIS. it looks like a tiny little clubroom from the outside but when you get inside it just goes on forever. There is a massive long bar and a big room with a vast dancefloor and a huge stage. You then go into the Darts room which had my head spinning because it has about 20 dartboards right round the room. There is tables down the middle of the room but it is hard if you have come to support a certain person play as they could be playing at any of the boards and you may not be able to see any of it depending on where you decide to sit. This would be an awesome place to hold a party. They hire out the rooms for functions and they also have live music nights as well as comedy nights and obviously because of the great Darts rooms they hold a lot of darts competitions so great if you just want to watch some good local talent. The prices of drinks are very reasonable and there is a limited parking area out the front but it is right across the road from Abbey St car park so there is no problem there. The staff are OK too. Friendly and efficient as bar-staff should be.

This place has a car park close to the venue, this is handy if you dont want to get a taxi or walk…read moreit. From the outside doesnt look quite big but inside has 2 decent size rooms that can be made big with slide away walls. Perfect location for functions and for gigs, this place has been a good centre for derby's local bands and also brought in some bigger bands like Fall Out Boy. Prices arent too bad either. The staff are hard working and always polite. There is a kitchen as well so food is readily available and this also means if booked out for weddin recpetions for example they can cater as well Run by 2 business partners and together its well organised.

This is the restaurant outlet, it appears, of the Revolution de Cuba BAR at No.1, The Strand. It is…read morea large, elegantly fashioned place that specializes in burgers and Latin American-style food. On weeknights, and most certainly, weekends, it does get quite busy. It's located a tiny wee bit off the city centre, but just about a 5-6 minute walk from the pedestrian precinct. It's an upmarket place, burgers go for as much as UKP 13, including fries and mayonnaise. Nothing more. There are several other sides available, and I do HEARTILY recommend the onion rings, which turned out to be the best I've had in my life - and there was quite a stack of them for a moderate UKP 3. A year ago I ate chimichangas there, which were quite all right but certainly not outstanding. This time I opted for the beef burger with pulled pork, and it was a good choice. Very good meat, very fine burger. The portion of fries was modest, but they were tasty. To avoid the crowds I had an early dinner at about 5.30 p.m. on a weekday, so it was rather empty. But it's a very elegant place with nice, attentive staff. The beer selection focuses on lagers - obviously. But then, there are OH SO MANY real ale pubs in Derby close by, like e.g. the wonderful The Flower Pot, within a 5-minute walking distance. Recommended for burgers and those great onion rings.

Fantastic lively restaurant and bar with an extensive rum and cocktail menu. The cuban music is fun…read moreand festival-esque, very atmospheric and on Saturdays they have a live Cuban band too. The food is delicious, I particularly recommend the tapas :) Loud gorgeous flavours emulate from all the dishes! Will definitely be returning here regularly :)

The Last Post is certainly one of the smallest pubs I've ever been to (though not quite as tiny as…read morethe Pump It Up in Belper): You get about 10 people in there and it's packed! But the place oozes community atmosphere, and you'll get into talking with other patrons immediately. At least that was my own experience, and I'm a rather shy, reserved person. The selection of drinks is also excellent: a fair number of hand pumps, and, more importantly, they offer real ales from smaller breweries, and the not usual, jaded Doom Bar or Pedigree. Lovely, helpful barman, too. The range of single malt whiskies outshines that of many much larger establishments. And, even in a place for just ten people, The Last Post offers live music! Highly recommended real ale micro for Derby, even if it's a bit off the beaten track.

This irish pub is friendly and offers great home cooked food during the day. The food is basic and…read morewell cooked such as lasagne, pies and roast dinners, all excellent value for money. During the evenings they open mic nights and various irish themed nights. The staff are friendly and the pub is fairly small but has a relaxing atmoshpere and is not cramped at all inside.

This is a great fun pub to go to drinks are great food is out of this world a great place to go and…read moreif you do not know where it is look next to the church in the center of the high street

We've been wanting to try Masa for some time, after good reports from friends, so a spare Friday…read morenight and armed with a voucher (£40 worth of food for £20), it seemed an appropriate time to give it a try. Set in a Wesleyan Chapel, Masa makes good use of space afforded to its by its former use. Downstairs is a copious area of comfortable seating, were you can sit and have a drink from the well stocked bar, whilst perusing over the varied menu. Not a cheap venue, so we were glad of the voucher; the menu had a sufficiently varied selection of starters and mains, from a tempting duck starter to fish of the day, Sea Bass on the day we visited. We plumped for the chicken wrapped in pancetta and the blade of beef. As our mains were being prepared we were shown to the main eating area upstairs. Initially we were the only diners, but as the night wore on, the restaurant gradually filled, which added greatly to the ambiance. After an aperitif of warm broccoli soup served in a tea cup, and some fresh bread with chilli flakes, the mains soon arrived. The chicken wrapped in pancetta was accompanied with dauphinoise potatoes and creamed leeks; the chicken was moist and tender, and a lovely rich flavour. The blade of beef sat on savoy cabbage, bacon and sweet red onions, with a fondant potato, all in a red wine jus. Again packed with flavour, the beef melted in the mouth. We also shared a side order of cauliflower, mange tout and carrots, a very healthy portion, to accompany my meagre single carrot I got with my meal. Side orders really do irritate me, if you going to sell an expensive main course, give me something to go with it, I don't want to always pay extra for something that really should come with the meal. Rant over! Fantastic main courses, packed with flavour, hopes were high for the desserts. The chocolate and orange crème brûlée sounded perfect, accompanied by shortcake biscuit and a chocolate twirl, with fresh mint ice cream. The Crème brûlée was lovely, a fantastically smooth chocolate taste, but try as I might, the orange flavour wasn't there. The fresh mint ice cream whilst nice, overpowered the rest of the dish too, a shame. My wife's lemon and lime cheesecake, with raspberry sorbet, also lacked flavour in the cheesecake. All in all a good meal, but both desserts didn't quite hit the mark, shame really, as the mains were really rather good!

The restaurant was quiet for a Thursday night, which is a surprise as the food was fantastic!…read more Good service, lovely complimentary "amuse bouche" and very tasty food. Highly recommend this restaurant.